{{Quote|There is only one god, and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: 'Not today'.|[[Syrio Forel]]|A Golden Crown}}

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{{Quote|- Whatdowesay to the God of Death?<br>-Nottoday.|[[SyrioForel]] and [[Arya Stark]]|The PointyEnd}}

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The '''Many-FacedGod''',alternativelyknownas the '''God of Death''',is a deity worshipped predominantly in the [[FreeCities|Free City]] of [[Braavos]].<ref>"[[The Houseof Black and White]]"</ref>

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The '''God of Death''' is a deity worshiped predominantly in the [[Free Cities|Free City]] of [[Braavos]].

==History==

==History==

===[[Season 1]]===

===[[Season 1]]===

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[[Syrio Forel]] preaches his belief in the God of Death to [[Arya Stark]] during their [[Water Dance|dancing]] lessons.<ref>[[A Golden Crown]]</ref>

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[[Syrio Forel]] mentions his belief in the God of Death to [[Arya Stark]] during their "[[Water Dance|dancing]]" lessons.<ref>"[[A Golden Crown]]"</ref>

===[[Season 3]]===

===[[Season 3]]===

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Arya Stark reveals to [[Beric Dondarrion]] and [[Thoros of Myr]] that she has come to belief that "Death" is the onlyreal god.

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Arya Stark reveals to [[Beric Dondarrion]] and [[Thoros]] of [[Myr]] that she has come to believe that "Death" is the onetrue god.<ref>"[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)|The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]"</ref>

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=== [[Season 5]] ===

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Arya Stark is admitted into the [[House of Black and White]], headquarters of the [[Faceless Men]] and temple of the Many-Faced God.<ref>"[[The House of Black and White]]"</ref> The Faceless Men hold the belief that all gods are simply aspects or "faces" of a single deity.<ref>"[[High Sparrow (episode)|High Sparrow]]"</ref> Amongst the many faces of the God of Death represented in the sanctuary are the [[the Stranger]], the [[Drowned God]], the [[Black Goat of Qohor]], the [[Lion of Night]], the [[Weeping Woman]], and [[R'hllor]]. The [[Old Gods of the Forest]] are present too, represented by a [[Weirwood]] face.

==In the books==

==In the books==

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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the Godof Death is referredto as the "Many-FacedGod", or "Him of Many Faces", and is worshiped, particularly, by the [[Faceless Men]]: a guild of assassins based out of the Free City of Braavos.

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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the "Many-FacedGod" is alternativelyknown as "Him of Many Faces", yet never the "God of Death", and is worshiped particularly by the [[Faceless Men]], a guild of assassins based out of the Free City of Braavos.

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The Faceless Men believe that the Many-Faced God is unknowingly worshiped by most faiths, simply under different names. Every religion either has a god of death (in polytheistic faiths), or worships a single god with dominion over death (in monotheistic faiths). Forexample, in the [[Faith of the Seven]], the aspect of the Seven-in-Onegodheadwith dominion over death isknown as "the Stranger";theFaceless Men consider this to be another incarnation of the Many-Faced God of Death.

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The Faceless Men believe that the Many-Faced God is unknowingly worshiped by most faiths, simply under different names. Every religion either has a god of death (in polytheistic faiths), or worships a single god with dominion over death (in monotheistic faiths). Incarnationsof the Many-Faced God of Death would include [[TheStranger|the Stranger]] in the [[Faith of the Seven]],thathas dominion over death,and the [[GreatOther]]opponent of [[R'hllor]].

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There seems to be some confusion both in the books and the TV series between the God of Death and [[R'hllor]], the Red God. It stems from a piece of dialogue spoken by [[Jaqen H'ghar]] in both mediums, in which he refers to the god he worships (presumably the God of Death, as he is a Faceless Man) as the "Red God" —that is, R'hllor. While this confusion has yet to be cleared up, a likely explanation lies in the fact that the "Many-faced God of Death" is a syncretic religion, which holds that every god or set of gods is just another facet of the god of death. Another possibility is that, just like he's imitating the speech style of a Lorathi, he also mentions the Red God as part of his cover identity.

==See also==

==See also==

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*[http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Many-Faced_God Many-Faced God at A Wiki of Ice and Fire]

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the "Many-Faced God" is alternatively known as "Him of Many Faces", yet never the "God of Death", and is worshiped particularly by the Faceless Men, a guild of assassins based out of the Free City of Braavos.

The Faceless Men believe that the Many-Faced God is unknowingly worshiped by most faiths, simply under different names. Every religion either has a god of death (in polytheistic faiths), or worships a single god with dominion over death (in monotheistic faiths). Incarnations of the Many-Faced God of Death would include the Stranger in the Faith of the Seven, that has dominion over death, and the Great Other opponent of R'hllor.

There seems to be some confusion both in the books and the TV series between the God of Death and R'hllor, the Red God. It stems from a piece of dialogue spoken by Jaqen H'ghar in both mediums, in which he refers to the god he worships (presumably the God of Death, as he is a Faceless Man) as the "Red God" —that is, R'hllor. While this confusion has yet to be cleared up, a likely explanation lies in the fact that the "Many-faced God of Death" is a syncretic religion, which holds that every god or set of gods is just another facet of the god of death. Another possibility is that, just like he's imitating the speech style of a Lorathi, he also mentions the Red God as part of his cover identity.